Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

The seal and penguin populations on South Georgia have ... the Weddell Sea from the site of the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. In 2022, the Larsen C ice shelf — which was roughly ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

"Icebergs have grounded there in the past and that has caused significant mortality to penguin chicks and seal pups," he said. - 'White wall' - Roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,550 square miles) ...

The colossus penguin was probably a good hunter; Because larger penguins are known to be able to hold their breath longer, ...

How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...

This number of kids is quite a rare occurrence for sub-Antarctic penguins. Usually, they lay two eggs. Sometimes there can be ...

An engineer working thousands of miles from home in Antarctica has befriended one of the locals – and has named his new ...

Meijers said this scenario could seriously impede seals and penguins trying to feed and ... calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. It remained stuck for over 30 years before finally breaking ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.